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PCI/PCI-X Arbitration Example<br />

n<br />

n<br />

Four PCI devices are plugged into a PCI bus<br />

l<br />

l<br />

<strong>Devices</strong> A and B are grouped as high priority masters<br />

<strong>Devices</strong> X and Y are low priority masters<br />

If all masters make requests at same time, the<br />

sequence in which grants are made may be as<br />

follows<br />

Device Execution Priority<br />

Arbiter<br />

l A - first<br />

l B - second<br />

l X - third<br />

l A - fourth<br />

l B - fifth<br />

l Y - sixth<br />

A<br />

B<br />

X<br />

PCI Bus<br />

Y<br />

Copyright by Dashcourses, Inc. 2009<br />

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